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Data boost lifts Wall Street 1 percent

13/03/2012 - 18:16

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks and technology shares led the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq more than 1 percent higher on Tuesday as U.S. retail sales exceeded expectations last month and concerns eased about the euro zone's crisis.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 118.97 points, or 0.92 percent, to 13,078.68. The S&P 500 Index gained 13.21 points, or 0.96 percent, to 1,384.30. The Nasdaq Composite added 32.15 points, or 1.08 percent, to 3,015.81.

The S&P 500 climbed to 1,384.75, it highest intraday level since June 2008, and the Nasdaq hit 3,017.42, its highest mark since December 2000.

(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Jan Paschal)